Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, has affirmed that the team are doing all they can to seal Max Verstappen off from unwanted distractions this weekend. A mighty Dutch following is anticipated in the coming days in Zandvoort, where there were raucous scenes last year as the now world champion took a famous win. The
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Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen has revealed that he is against F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali’s plans for at least six sprint races in 2023, with the Dutchman believing the only race should happen on a Sunday. Sprint races were first trialled last season at three Grand Prix’s, with the format for those weekends seeing qualifying
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Max Verstappen has indicated that Ferrari’s pace will be stronger at this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix after Red Bull’s domination in Belgium. Spa Francorchamps is very much a power track and, due to the excellent chassis of the RB18 and the sublime power delivered by the Honda engine, the track was expected to suit Red
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After not working since the controversial 2021 season finale, former F1 race director Michael Masi is back, after being appointed Chair of Supercars Commission in Australia. Masi was dropped as F1 race director over the winter, after the FIA’s investigation into his handling of the 2021 season finale came to the decision that he had
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The director of the Zandvoort Circuit, Robert van Overdijk, is concerned about the financial obligations of putting together future editions of the Dutch Grand Prix. The Zandvoort Circuit made its return to the Formula 1 calendar last season, 36 years after its last one in 1985, which was won by McLaren’s Niki Lauda. It drew
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Amid doubt and concern over the future of the Belgian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz have given it a further seal of approval. On and off, the Spa Francorchamps Circuit has hosted the Belgian Grand Prix since the start of the championship era in 1950, and had held 10 beforehand between 1925 and
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Max Verstappen’s helmet is going to look a little different this weekend, as he has chosen a design that honours his father, Jos. Jos began his Formula 1 career in 1994 with Benetton, scoring two podiums in Hungary and Belgium, before leaving for Simtek a year later. An unsuccessful season with them due to a
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After annihilating the entire field at the Belgian Grand Prix, reigning World Champion Max Verstappen isn’t expecting to enjoy the same success going forward, after Spa-Francorchamps suited the RB18 “perfectly”. Verstappen was in a league of his own last weekend, lapping over half a second faster than the entire grid virtually every lap. It’s a
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Red Bull adviser, Dr Helmut Marko, acknowledges that Sergio Perez has progressed since the start of last year, but he wants more consistency from the Mexican. Perez now has two wins with Red Bull after victories in Baku last year and Monaco this, and after being soundly beaten by team-mate Max Verstappen in 2021, he
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Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton, in just one season, gave Formula 1 fans around the world one of the greatest rivalries in recent memory. Their title battle last season was one of controversy, madness and unbelievable excitement, and it showcased the different level the pair are on. Between them, they won 18 of the
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